Garage Door Remote Opens But Does Not Close

If the garage door is not opening but the motor is running the problem might rest on the springs in your garage door assembly.

Garage door remote opens but does not close.

I have a 10 year old craftsman garage door opener model 1239 53675srt2 with a wall opener keypad remote and car remote. I back the car out and then the 2 remotes will not work to close the door. My wife had just come home. Sometimes it would close part way before stopping and reversing and other times it wouldn t open at all.

You have something blocking the sensor. In the morning when i am leaving in the car the door will open with any of the 3 devices. To reprogram your garage door remote locate then press your opener s learn button. Broken garage door torsion or extension springs.

There are a pair of little plastic things at the bottom of the rail pointing at each other usually between 6 and 12 off the floor. If the remote were to malfunction due to a backward battery installation you might mistake this for a more serious problem with your garage door opener. I can immediately think of 3 possibilities. There are quite a few things that could cause this to happen.

The garage door opener remote only works up close. This is the reason the garage door remote can open the door but may not be able to close the garage door. Try using your remote to open or close your door to determine if the reprogramming was successful. Check the area around the sensors to make sure nothing is blocking the sensor.

Garage door does not close. It could be something small. Then within 30 seconds hold the button on your remote for three seconds or until garage door opener s lights flash or the led light on your opener blinks. Leaving it open all night is not a.

The door will always open and close with the wall opener. It had worked just fine a few hours earlier. The garage door did not want to close when she pressed the button on the remote. My garage door will open but not close with remote posted on may 16 2020 by bandi ruma garage door openers top 10 reasons your garage door won t garage door is opening by itself garage door won t open.

However the remote would not be able to close the door even if you held the button. My tools are in the garage.